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The ISV Team blog from the Microsoft Developer and Platform Evangelism Group is designed to provide Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Software Developers around the world with helpful information and insights about Microsoft technologies, partnering with Microsoft, and also showcase stories of partners developing innovative solutions on the Microsoft platform.

*Update Alert* Since my May 4, 2011 posting, I am delighted to announce that the much anticipated official foursquare 2.X app for Windows Phone is available for download as of July 1, 2011. For further information, please refer to the following foursquare...

Green Computing and Green IT are some often heard phrases when talking about Environmental Sustainability with the help of IT. During times of economic challenges, the IT industry and other companies are required to think about new concepts to mange cost...

Is your development team working with the latest greatest SharePoint and Silverlight technologies? If not, they should be! And if so, here is some great content from Kirk Evans, for them to enhance their skills.
SharePoint for Developers Part 1: Introducing...

Hi folks,
This is Vlad Eydelman, I work on technical strategy with global partners in the Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Warehousing (DW) space. Charles Fichter, an Architect on our team, and I just published a whitepaper that provides an overview...

**Since the official unveiling of foursquare 2.0 Windows Phone app earlier on July 1, foursquare's 2.3 patch update has been released in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Increased Performance. More to come....
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In case you weren't able to attend this year's fabulous PDC. Yesterday, they announced next year's dates. You may now mark your calendars for this exciting event well in advance and plan to attend next year. It will surely be filled with fabulous presentations...

I have attended the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) as an employee since 1999, while I was still working in Microsoft Brazil. Since then the show has evolved a lot. Partner attendance has increased every year, and is now around 10,000 people...

The installed base of 64-bit Windows Vista PCs, as a percentage of all Windows Vista systems, has more than tripled in the U.S. in the last three months according to a blog posted by Chris Flores on this blog entry Windows Vista 64-bit Today , stating...

I’m Eric Morse, the Director of Emerging Ecosystems at Microsoft. Though my title may sound like I don hip boots to discover new species of salmon spawning in northwest rivers, I’m actually more jazzed about enabling new technologies to take hold and...

Greetings! My name is Dan Lohmeyer. I work on Eddie’s team as the Director of the ISV Strategy group. I’ve been at Microsoft for four years, always focused on ISVs. Previously, I was a management consultant at McKinsey and Company (Palo Alto, CA) and...

About six years ago, it dawned on a few of us that the business of exposing our valued customers and partners to new and emerging technologies was a bit dated. Beta code had always been reasonably available for download but it was difficult to get additional...

I was walking through the expo at the TechEd conference in Los Angeles last week and was happy to run into my friends from Acresso, makers of InstallShield and AdminStudio.
Acresso Software just announced that they have a new beta capability in InstallShield...

Today, Microsoft announced its first platinum prize winner in the Ingenuity Point contest – TR Control Solutions. Based in the UK, their winning solution, ecoDriver Schools, helps schools measure their energy usage and environmental impact. Inspiration...

What software company wouldn’t want to reach millions of new customers? Windows can help you do that during the global launch timeframes. Simply show the world you are working to support Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, by getting your products listed...

As “Generation Y” comes to the workforce, they have higher expectations, as a consumer ( What do others say about the generation shifts ) and as a user, when evaluating user experience. The software industry, from consumer to line of business applications...

Here’s a great post which provides links and an overview on how to get started with the Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer Toolkit . It highlights the new gesture APIs as well as provides links to a related blog post that provides an overview of the new Widget...

You’ve probably heard the buzz from Microsoft about Software Plus Services and Azure. To me, that means delivering the right software to a customer, at the right time, on the end point of the customer’s choosing. With this model, the possibilities of...

Mark your calendars for this session with Roger Doherty, Senior Technical Evangelist, Developer and Platform Evangelism. He will provide a high level overview of high level technical overview of the SQL Server 2008 BI platform. This month’s Global ISV...

When I first blogged about the Intuit and Microsoft Cloud Partnership in January 2010, I am pleased to share that we have further expanded on our partnership. For more details, check out Intuit's Alex Chriss's updated announcement .
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It’s that time of the year… cherry tree blossoms grace the Redmond streets while we’re inside working on ISV portfolios!
In my earlier post, I wrote that Microsoft has “managed” relationships with about 2,700 ISVs. “Managed” means that we commit a...

Whether or not you are in the manufacturing industry, the recent Rockwell Automation interview on Microsoft's Channel 9 is an informative show to watch. Rockwell builds automation control and information solutions for manufacturing customers large and...

We think this is a timely and important topic, so we invited a guest, Tom Robertson from our interop group to write about this. Enjoy.
As a consumer, an information worker, an IT pro, or the developer who supports them all, getting one device to talk...

Remember the days of “ hello world! ” and programming DOS-based stand-alone desktop applications? Well, those days are over. Today, web application development is more complex than the traditional stand-alone or client/server approach to writing software...

Each month through June 2010, Microsoft will bring you a 90-minute Architect focused Webcast to educate on the latest trends/topics and how new technologies can align with your business needs. The first is October 27th. Here are the details:
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